"Smog is Democratic" by School of Literature, Communication, and Culture Assistant Professor Carl DiSalvo and Digital Media PhD student Jonathan Lukens opened June 15 as part of a special exhibit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health Odyssey Museum.

The exhibit, "Consequential Matters" brings together art and science to investigate the consequences of urbanization, technology, consumption, indulgence, and globalization.

DiSalvo and Lukens "Smog" is one of three featured installations, all by Atlanta-based artists. "Smog is Democratic" explores particulate matter through the medium of visualization. DiSalvo and Lukens present particulate matter as a residue of life. "An investigation of particulate matter touches multiple concerns: pollution, the relationship between urban living and hygiene, the tension between scientific and artistic representations of information, and the desire to produce measurement techniques that gauge the threat of the unseen." The installation includes two large prints of data visualizations, a video of a data visualization, and twenty photographs.

The exhibit runs June 15 – September 11, 2009.
Free admission and parking. Visit the CDC Museum website for Visitor Information